Schotia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Schotieae
Genus: Schotia
Species: S. afra – S. brachypetala – S. capitata – S. latifolia
Name

Schotia Jacq., Collectanea [Jacquin] 1: 93. (1787)

Type species: Schotia afra (L.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 79. (1800) originally designated as misapplied name Schotia speciosa Jacq., Coll. Nom. Broth. 1: 93. 1787[1786] nom. illeg. superfl. nomenclaturally correct combination Guaiacum afrum L.

Synonyms

Guillandinodes Kuntze
Theodora Medik.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Canary Is., Kenya, Pakistan, Queensland, Uganda

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Jacquin, N. v. 1786 [publ. 1787]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 1. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 386 pp., 22 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1: 93.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Schotia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Schotia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 14 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Schotia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 14.

Vernacular names
English: boer-bean
русский: Шоция

Schotia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It occurs in southern Africa. The genus was named for Richard van der Schot by Jacquin who was the director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. Van der Schot was his head gardener.

Species

Schotia afra
Schotia brachypetala
Schotia capitata
Schotia latifolia

Uses

This tree can be used as a shade and ornamental tree. The leaves are browsed by stock. The seeds are edible either green, or mature. They can be used as a meal if roasted and ground. Traditionally the trees bark have been used in tanning, and the tree is suitable to grow as a bonsai species.[1]
References

"Schotia afra var. afra". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

Alice Aubrey, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden Schotia latifolia

External links
Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Schotia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.